| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from King James Bible: PRO 29:20 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more
hope of a fool than of him.
PRO 29:21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall
have him become his son at the length.
PRO 29:22 An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth
in transgression.
PRO 29:23 A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold
the humble in spirit.
PRO 29:24 Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth
cursing, and bewrayeth it not.
PRO 29:25 The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from King James Bible: and that ye break every yoke?
ISA 58:7 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring
the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that
thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
ISA 58:8 Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine
health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go
before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward.
ISA 58:9 Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt
cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of
thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
ISA 58:10 And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the
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| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from King James Bible: ISA 52:2 Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem:
loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
ISA 52:3 For thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for nought;
and ye shall be redeemed without money.
ISA 52:4 For thus saith the Lord GOD, My people went down aforetime
into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without
cause.
ISA 52:5 Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my
people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to
howl, saith the LORD; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.
ISA 52:6 Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall
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The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from King James Bible: SA1 4:12 And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to
Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.
SA1 4:13 And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside
watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man
came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.
SA1 4:14 And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What
meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told
Eli.
SA1 4:15 Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim,
that he could not see.
SA1 4:16 And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army,
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